Clairton vs Crafton

A side-by-side comparison of Clairton and Crafton: population, income, housing, and more.

Clairton and Crafton are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clairton has the higher population (6,105 vs 5,995 in Crafton). Crafton has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $39,884 in Clairton). Crafton has the higher median home value ($193,600 vs $59,100 in Clairton).

Population, income & housing

	Clairton	Crafton
Population	6,105	5,995
Median age	40.5 yrs	43.6 yrs
Median household income	$39,884	$71,458
Median home value	$59,100	$193,600
Median gross rent	$932	$1,006
Housing units	3,496	3,323
Homeownership rate	59.8%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clairton	Crafton
Population	6,619 → 6,105 (-7.8%)	5,838 → 5,995 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$37,282 → $39,884 (+7.0%)	$52,449 → $71,458 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$43,200 → $59,100 (+36.8%)	$147,900 → $193,600 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $932 (+12.3%)	$806 → $1,006 (+24.8%)

Clairton

Population

6,6196,105

Median household income

$37,282$39,884

Median home value

$43,200$59,100

Median gross rent

$830$932

Crafton

Population

5,8385,995

Median household income

$52,449$71,458

Median home value

$147,900$193,600

Median gross rent

$806$1,006

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clairton	Crafton
Under 5	6.7%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	10.0%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.2%	12.7%
45 to 54	7.0%	13.0%
55 to 64	13.7%	15.7%
65 to 74	12.8%	14.2%
75 and over	10.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clairton	Crafton
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	84.5%
Black or African American	44.7%	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clairton	Crafton
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.5%
High school graduate	35.8%	24.7%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	12.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clairton	Crafton
Drove alone	71.1%	69.7%
Carpooled	11.5%	3.3%
Public transit	3.9%	7.2%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	17.8%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clairton	Crafton
1-unit, detached	57.8%	46.7%
1-unit, attached	18.3%	7.2%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	28.4%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	11.9%
20 or more units	3.1%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clairton	Crafton
Poverty rate	29.9%	8.4%
Average household size	2.30	1.93
Mean commute (minutes)	31	25
Median year structure built	1942	1938